to speak of or otherwise show a person or thing in its true light
to represent someone or something to their/its full advantage
to make a point of emphasising the positive rather than negative characteristics
missing out something important or otherwise not showing the best parts of a thing, project or person
or: some reason / technicality / hindrance makes it impossible for the positive aspects to be seen
don’t do justice to
do it justice
does it justice
doesn’t do it justice
Your plan is excellent – it really does justice to all of the ideas we put forward.
If you really want to do it justice, you will have to work much harder on the details; they are small but important.
To do justice to her beauty, you should photograph her in nature; not in a studio.
You have not stated your case clearly enough, therefore you have not done justice to the facts.
This picture doesn’t do justice to the way it looks in real life. You have to be there to truly appreciate the beauty of the place.
If you rush the job, you won’t do it justice.
There is no origin for this idiom
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